Hebrew · H505, H1755

לְאֶלֶף דּוֹר

Hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand · properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

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אֶלֶף H505 hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
דּוֹר H1755 properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
Pronunciation dôr
Cyclical time concept: generation as both temporal age and inhabitable space; covenantal continuity across ancestral lineages.
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What does לְאֶלֶף דּוֹר (leʾelef dor) mean in the Bible?

אֶלֶף · דּוֹר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand".

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Meaning

hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
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